On September 20, 2021, Amazon founder Bezos arrived at the British Diplomatic Residence in New York City to meet with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos expressed optimism about President-elect Donald Trump at the New York Times DealBook Summit on Wednesday and said he expected the next administration to create a friendlier regulatory environment.
“I’m actually very optimistic this time,” Bezos said on stage. “He seems to have a lot of energy dedicated to reducing regulation. If I can help do that, I’ll help him.”
Despite Trump’s public swipes at the billionaire during his first term, Bezos’ comments struck an optimistic tone. Trump has repeatedly attacked Bezos and his company, Amazon and the Washington Post, accusing them of tax evasion or publishing “fake news.” Trump has also repeatedly accused Amazon of using the U.S. Postal Service, claiming the company contributed to the demise of the post office.
In 2019, Amazon accused Trump of “behind-the-scenes attacks” on the company that resulted in the company losing billions of dollars worth of Department of Defense contracts (then known as JEDI).
Before the 2016 election, Bezos criticized Trump’s actions, saying they “eroded our democracy.” After the then-Republican candidate attacked Bezos for using The Washington Post as a “tax haven,” he proposed shooting Trump into space.
However, looking back on the first transition to Trump eight years ago, Bezos also expressed optimism at the time. Bezos is one of a number of major tech leaders, along with executives from letter, apple, Facebook In December 2016, they made the trek to Trump Tower to meet with Trump. Nothing.
“I found today’s meeting with the president-elect, his transition team and technology leaders to be very productive,” Bezos said. “I agree with the view that the government should make innovation one of its key pillars, and that will be in There are huge job creation opportunities across the country in all sectors, not just tech – agriculture, infrastructure, manufacturing – everywhere.
In the run-up to this year’s election, Bezos took a more conciliatory tone toward Trump. Bezos launched twice on X this year, express congratulations The day after Trump won Praising Trump ‘True grace’ after Trump’s assassination attempt at Pennsylvania rally.
Bezos’ space company Blue Origin has frequently interacted with the government as it competes for federal contracts. Blue Origin competes directly with Elon Musk’s space exploration company SpaceX. Musk has been a key ally of Trump’s bid for the White House, donating nearly $75 million to America PAC, the pro-Trump super PAC he formed earlier this year.
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